Jump to content

Don't Miss a Beat

Join the UK's most passionate festival community. Keep up with the latest conversations, line-up rumours, and music news.

250,000+ Members

Connect with a massive network of fellow festival-goers.

Lively Discussions

Thousands of active topics on music, campsites, and tips.

Hot Rumours & News

Hear about secret sets and lineup drops before anyone else.

Create Free Account
OR
  • Sign Up!

    Join our friendly community of music lovers and be part of the fun 😎

NOS Alive 2025


TheNewUnion

Recommended Posts

1 hour ago, TheNewUnion said:

Saw them at V Festival in, I think, 2007. Awful. Really dull, no engagement with the crowd and I didn't enjoy it at all.


However, their early stuff remains a good listen and I have had a go at their newest album which I liked. So a second chance for KoL. Still don't think they are a "good" headliner, but there are not many of those about anymore.

 

I've never seen anyone say they were anything but really boring live. I saw them at Summercase in 2008 and left halfway through to change my shirt lol

Link to comment
Share on other sites

57 minutes ago, pryce said:

it was V 2008 that was grim, and i fully agree 

 

buuuut they were great at Birmingham Academy...should of stuck to that level, got lost in Arenas and Headline slots 

I left, thinking they'd finished their set. They hadn't. 

 

I'd always heard great things about them when they were on the way up, think you're right in saying they're out of their depth. Hopefully they'll deliver, we'll see. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, DDave said:

I've never seen anyone say they were anything but really boring live. I saw them at Summercase in 2008 and left halfway through to change my shirt lol

I was at that gig at V (it was 2008) and I found it anything but boring... The crowd was really tight and they were heavy, but that's because they were playing the earlier stuff which had far more energy... The newer stuff is really tame and the live shows have really gone down hill.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, pryce said:

it was V 2008 that was grim, and i fully agree 

 

buuuut they were great at Birmingham Academy...should of stuck to that level, got lost in Arenas and Headline slots 

I was there at Weston Park (Stafford) and it was great... they didn;t healdine though, the Verve did

Edited by Dazrigby88
Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, Yokai said:

I think they will co-headline, but tbh, not sure how can any festival consider KoL headline material.

 

I can live with that, my expectation was already to stay at Heineken, if there is nothing interesting, a nice slot for dinner.

What are you guys on about, they are clearly a headliner. The headlined mad cool 2022 and Rock am Ring 2023. And if there would to be a Co headliner, it would be a strong sub under them. 

 

And the thought of them being a one hit wonder is laughable, they had many hits before Only By The Night and after. That's like saying The Killers is a one hit wonder just because everyone knows Mr Brightside

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Dazrigby88 said:

Blimey this is weak... KOL were great 15 years ago, but I walked away when they were playing at RW in 2017 as it was extremely boring. No NOS for me this year!

Agree that that show was a big snooze fest. KoL just aren't a very exciting live band. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, pryce said:

it was V 2008 that was grim, and i fully agree 

 

buuuut they were great at Birmingham Academy...should of stuck to that level, got lost in Arenas and Headline slots 

A contrast given the only 3 times I've seen them have been much bigger in scale.

 

Though I thought they were rather good when I first saw them at the MK Bowl in 2014. It may have helped that I had low expectations because a lot of people gave me the impression they'd be sh*t and I actually came away liking it. Plus playing Red Morning Light helped.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

See NOS Alive's 2018 poster, see alive's 2019 poster, from then on I never create expectations in relation to the names again, it's the best they do...

Kings of Leon haven't been to Portugal for 12 years... so it's good, because Portugal is always bringing the same bands.

This I agree with, it's been 12 years, glad they are back, they just can't be headliners, they are nowhere nearly as relevant as they were 12 years ago. If they were gonna go get a name from the 2013 line up, couldn't it be Green Day? Just bizarre choices.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, Dazrigby88 said:

I was there at Weston Park (Stafford) and it was great... they didn;t healdine though, the Verve did

Well remembered. They did sub.

Interesting how differently we remember the show. I wasn't blown away by them being announced, but I am keen to give them another try.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

16 hours ago, TheNewUnion said:

Well remembered. They did sub.

Interesting how differently we remember the show. I wasn't blown away by them being announced, but I am keen to give them another try.

Oh I'm not blown away by any means haha I liked them back then, but not anymore...

 

I'm not gonna go to Nos now, this is far below what I expected...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, Daniel Ferreira said:

Will Pulp be the headliner on the second day? 🤔

i dont think Pulp is big enough to headline but i´ve lost all hope in this year´s edition so it could happen

 

on other hand Evil Live is killing it with Korn (it will be announced in the next few days)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have tickets regardless, but maybe Bloc Party & Hozier sub KoL on the 12th.

11th Depeche Mode & New Order. 

Sziget announcing their line up tomorrow so maybe an agreement to a joint announcement of an headliner (if neither have exclusivity). Honestly clutching at straws and hoping for a decent announcement 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Latest Activity

    • Jason Isbell and Blue October in London, both gigs on SFF
    • They don't strike me as a band that'd even enter the conversation for Trees
    • Alkaline Trio 90 Barrington Levy 95 Basement Jaxx 120 Billy Bragg 100 Billy Ocean 100 The Black Keys 90 Carl Cox 100 Chase & Status 120 Chelsea Wolfe 80  CMAT 105 Confidence Man 150 MAX Dave 25 David Byrne 150  Disclosure 65  Everything Everything 105 Faithless 80  Fatboy Slim 100 Four Tet 130 (+5) Funeral for a Friend 40 (-5) Garbage 100 GOAT 105  Greentea Peng 120 Happy Mondays 80 Hollie Cook 90 Jorja Smith 100 José González 100 Joy Crookes 120  Judas Priest 90 Kasabian 80  Kneecap 110  The Last Dinner Party 15 Levellers 85  Limp Bizkit 35  Linkin Park 90 Lorde 120 Madness 75  The Maccabees 100 Neck Deep 135  Nile Rodgers & Chic 100 Overmono 100 Pixies 55 The Prodigy 140 Pulp 150 MAX RAYE 100 Ren 85 Richard Ashcroft 95  Say She She 85 Scissor Sisters 120 Self Esteem 120 Skunk Anansie 100 Stereolab 120  The Streets 110 Super Furry Animals 110 Tems 50  Thundercat 90 Tom Jones 70  Two Door Cinema Club 15 Tyler, the Creator 75 Underworld 115 Wet Leg 90  Wilco 85  The Wombats 90 Wolf Alice 135
    • Another note, if I didn't mention the food in the arena for main stage is right at the back. Bands wise they do very well for but as a festival so far they pros are outweighed quite heavily currently for me.
    • On another note for RIP as an event, there is some good things but there are so many things people going to UK festivals would hate and how far behind they are.  Consistent network and water, beer and pretzel like food is brought around to buy in the crowds. Topping up on the wristband is good. The camping and food arrangement is not good, you really need cooking kit. Water points inside the arena are bonkers, water points in camping are a faff unless you are close enough in general camp. Merch stands are crazy. You MASSIVELY need to think about your lidl shop for camping and try and do it so you've one stop. It's definitely worth it getting to a camping shop here, picking up a rolley between your mates and stacking it for the walk back....lidl is cheap though, not hard getting in but Thursday queues getting in and into the camping is mad. You have to register first for a wristband as well leaving any bigger bags behind so pull to a side if only two and do it separately. I was joining a WhatsApp group for solo camp so went with the flow but I've learnt. Had it been me or just two my tent would have been down much quicker.  Big final note, I got a fresh and black 3 man from decathlon before coming and put in bigger suitcase with my airbed and sleeping bag...do this. Take a smaller option for your clothes. If you go to Munich first, book your train to Nuremberg as far in advance as you can....very important!....it hikes crazy. Probably bettee overall for baggage sizes to do BA both ways but you do then need to go back to Munich after too. Use the B&B hotel hbf the night before....its very nice, comfortable, cheap and within 10 minutes of the station which also serves as a transport stop 15 minutes from the registration.  Get up literally like 5am with everything back the night before, shower and go. Transport is free anyway for festival ticket holders during the duration.  Would I just choose to travel in each day and back to a hotel?, on the basis of sleep and getting accommodation cheap enough for 3 nights i might just do especially if I picked the ticket up early enough. It doesn't feel like a festival in a normal sense....unless you are in general yoi have to exit on the paths outside the camping to walk down and in which also applies for getting water so have a stock up. Toilets are in the camping.
  • Featured Products

  • Hot Topics

  • Latest Tourdates

×
×
  • Create New...